People for the American Way reports that Senator Harry Reid is seeking votes on judicial nominees stalled by Republican obstruction: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced today that he will file petitions to end Republican filibusters of 17 fed… Read

Fishbowl DC reports that CNN commentator, suspended for homophobic tweets he made during the Super Bowl, has been okayed to return to the air: "CNN staff was alerted today on the 10 am conference call that Roland Martin‘s suspension has been lif… Read

A Mad Men remix. Editor Pop Culture Pirate writes: We love watching powerful men run into the walls created by their traditional masculinity. I wanted to tell a story where Don subverts rather than sells traditional maleness to finally give our hero… Read

Over the weekend, Brandon posted about the visit paid to Iowa's Dunkerton High School by Junkyard Prophet, the rock band/missionary tentacle of 'You Can Run But You Can't Hide Ministries', a Christianist group founded by Bachmann-ally… Read

YOU GET NOTHING: A Wonka-approved remix. TRASH COLLECTOR: Had a bad day. SLOVAKIA: 14th century castle burns after two young boys reportedly experiment with smoking. ON THE ROAD: Garrett Hedlund does Jack Kerouac. For recent Guides to the Tube, click… Read

Blake Shelton tells MTV News that he reads quite a bit on Twitter about his "bromance" with fellow Voice judge Adam Levine: "All I have to say is, it's true: I have a man crush on Adam. It blows me away people can pick up on that j… Read

The Archiocese of Washington has placed Father Marcel Guarnizo on administrative leave over his actions toward Barbara Johnson, a lesbian who says she was "humiliated" at the funeral of her mother, the Washington Blade reports. Guarnizo ref… Read